Clergy

The Rev. Matt BurnettSenior Pastor

Most importantly I am married to Lauren, 31 years now, and father to 3 sons: Chris (23 years), Jeremy (21 years), and Alex (16 years). I am originally from Dallas, Texas and attended Texas A&M University where I played soccer and received undergraduate and graduate degrees (whoop!). After graduate school I went to work for Compassion International – where Lauren currently works – and Lauren and I and, eventually, the boys lived overseas twice. I am deeply grateful and humbled to have traveled and worked all over the world with amazing people. I later founded and was Owner/President of Knowledge Builders Inc., a very small technical training and consulting company – so much fun!

The Rev. George BlakeAssociate Pastor

Fr. Blake has had a long career in missions with service in Austria and the Republic of the Philippines. He is currently Holy Trinity’s Pastor to Missionaries and works full-time with Mission Training International located in Palmer Lake.

The Rev. Deb TenneyDeacon

Deb is a native of Pennsylvania and now calls Colorado home. She has a BA in English from Juniata College, a MA in Management from Central Michigan University, and a MA in Christian Studies from Denver Seminary. Deb came to HTAC from the Episcopal Church in 2007 and was ordained deacon in 2009. She retired from the Army Reserve Medical Service Corps in 2006 after 31 years of service, and in 2011 from the Air Force Civil Service where she served for the past five years as Chaplain Planner and Faith Based Interagency Coordinator for NORAD/US Northern Command. She is now an independent consultant. Deb is the mother of two children; Lynn, an Air Force first lieutenant and Alex, a student at UCCS.

The Rev. Jim DormanDeacon

Jim grew up in the coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico in southern Alabama and Louisiana. He is a 1977 graduate of the “Olde War Skule” at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, after which he spent over 26 years on active duty as a commissioned officer in the US Air Force. Jim came to faith in Christ in his late teens in the early 1970s. He and Susanne (a fourth generation Californian from Sacramento) have been married over 37 years and are the parents of three children and the proud grandparents of four eminently bright, talented and good looking grandchildren. Jim and Susanne spent most of their adult / child rearing years as charismatic – pentecostal – evangelical Christians. Since 2009 they have responded to the Lord’s call to become Anglican Christians, living out the Christian life on the Canterbury Trail. Jim holds graduate degrees in both Physics (University of California – Davis) and Theology (Oxford University), and has a keen interest in the intersection of science, theology and philosophy. Ordained to the Diaconate in October 2015, he currently leads a small group for men on Friday mornings and serves at liturgical services as often as possible.

The Rev. Ed LuminatiDeacon

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Pastoral Staff

Ben HolsteenMinister of Music and Church Programs

Input pending.

Jonathon ThigpenChildren's Minister

Administrative Staff

Dick Battersby, Facilities Team Leader

Born in Southern California. BS degree in Accounting from Cal Poly University and a MS degree in Financial Management from the Naval Postgraduate School. Retired as a Navy Captain after 26 years of service. Worked as Business Manager for Immanuel Christian School in Northern Virginia for an additional 14 years, before moving to Colorado in 2006. At Holy Trinity, led the property search team and served on the negotiating team for our facility in Gleneagle. Email Dick ›

Ross Eastman, Lead Treasurer

I was born in Salem, MA and raised in Alexandria, VA. I served for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force in Information Technology and Space Operations. After retiring, I joined Lockheed Martin serving as a Program Manager on numerous space and information technology programs. We’ve lived in Colorado Springs for 21 years. I came to Holy Trinity Anglican Church last year, and recently became the treasurer. I’ve been married to Debbie Eastman for 34 years, and have two grown children (Chris and Robin), and four grandchildren. I hold a B.S. in Business Administration from Virginia Tech, and an MBA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Email Ross ›

Dillon Ekle, Executive Assistant

Dillon has grown up in Colorado Springs at Holy Trinity Anglican Church. After leaving to get his degrees in Linguistics from the University of Colorado in Boulder, he is back in Colorado Springs and privileged to work for his home church as both Executive Assistant and Handbell Director. Email Dillon ›